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Black magic: The Chopard Alpine Eagle Japan Limited Edition

Chopard’s Alpine Eagle honours Japan with a blacked-out Shikkoku dial. The sapphire display caseback has also been tinted a dark grey. To further chase simplicity and zen, the date display has been removed. After the Chopard Alpine Eagle was introduced in 2019, putting a contemporary twist on a 1970s design, it quickly became one of … Continued

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Introducing – The Frederique Constant Classics Tourbillon Manufacture, Now In Steel and Even More Accessible

It is not a secret anymore that Frederique Constant has built its success around accessible luxury watches. The idea has long been to provide complications and in-house movements (at least within the Manufacture collection) at almost unprecedented price levels. Remember the brand’s take on the perpetual calendar? Less than 8k euros at launch time. Same […]

Talking Watches: With Gary Striewski, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor

We’ve long known about the connection between watches and sports, but this takes that idea to the next level.

10 favourites from the upcoming Sotheby’s Important Watches: Part I Auction

To call anything ‘important’ is a matter of subjectivity, especially when you’re talking about luxury watches. That said, anyone who takes a look through the lots of Sotheby’s latest batch from the upcoming Important Watches auction will be dumbstruck. From rarities like the 1970s Heuer Monaco ‘Dark Lord’ to classics such as the platinum Rolex … Continued

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Hands-on – The Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph 5924G Is Easier To Like Than Expected

It has been eight years since Patek Philippe launched a Pilot-style watch. It was the unexpected Travel Time 5524G, a watch that caused a lot of discussions, mainly due to its controversial appearance and a confusing attachment to the Calatrava family. The inaugural reference, the variants to follow, including the now-discontinued 7234, and the 2019 […]

In The Shop – In The Shop: The Alpine Eagle Is Not The First Steel Sports Watch, But It May Be The Best

Chopard threw down the gauntlet when they made this watch.

Alpina introduces an Extreme Alpiner quartet on its 140th birthday

It was birthday season at Watches and Wonders 2023 with Swiss brand Alpina celebrating its 140th year of existence. Established in 1883, Alpina has become synonymous with sports watches since establishing its core design tenants of anti-magnetic, steel, shock-resistant, and water-resistant watches way back in 1938. In 2022, Alpina’s revamped Alpiner Extreme collection caught the … Continued

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Vintage Watches: Ten Of The Greatest Missing Watches, Part Two

Since Part One, some of history’s missing watches have been found. But from Lennon to Aldrin and even J.P. Morgan, here are 10 watches we’re still hoping to find.

Introducing – The Bovet 1822 19Thirty Blue Meteorite & Titanium (Live Pics & Price)

Roughly four and a half billion years ago, a burning meteorite hurtled through space at 28,000 km/h before crashing on Earth and scattering its iron masses across the Kalahari Desert in Namibia. The distinctive crisscrossing patterns of the meteorite are produced during the melting and cooling stage and have caught the eye of several watch […]

Introducing – The Hand-Wound Delbana Recordmaster Mechanical (Live Pics & Price)

The passion for music can run just as deep as the passion for watches, or anything else for that matter. I have yet to come across someone who absolutely dislikes all kinds of music, as there’s always something that resonates with you. Delbana captures the spirit of music with its Recordmaster, created to celebrate the […]